If you can’t wait for Black Friday to begin — or if you just need a few minutes of quiet time on the computer to get away from all those relatives in your house — head online to check out some of the big pre-Black Friday deals going on.

Today and tomorrow, Express is having 20 percent off its entire inventory online with the use of promo code 6684.

According to a press release issued Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers, 45 percent of consumers plan to shop on Black Friday or the weekend following it, up from 36 percent in 2007.